A memoir by the world’s leading
dolphin and whale expert, revealing the extraordinary richness of these animals’ intelligence and exposing our
terrible mistreatment of the smartest creatures in the sea.For centuries, humans and dolphins have enjoyed a
special relationship, evident not just in mythology and folklore but in many documented encounters. Some past cultures
even worshipped dolphins and condemned anyone who killed or wounded of them. Yet in recent decades, a paradox: on the
one hand, we have discovered extraordinary depths of dolphin intelligence and their emotional lives, to the point of
glimpsing their self-consciousness—on the other hand, in Japan, dolphins are slaughtered indiscriminately, and several
nations keep them in cruel conditions.

About the AuthorDiana
Reiss is one of the world’s leading experts on dolphin intelligence who has helped lead the revolution in dolphin
understanding for three decades. In addition, as an activist, she is a leading rescuer who helped inspire and served as
an adviser for The Cove, and who continues to campaign against the annual Japanese slaughters. Here, she combines her
science and activism to show us just how smart dolphins really are, and why we must stop mistreating them. Readers will
be astonished at dolphins’ sonar capabilities at their sophisticated, lifelong playfulness at their emotional
intelligence and at their ability to bond with other species, including humans and even dogs! Her beloved companion
dolphins, each with distinct personalities, create their own toys, type commands on a keyboard, tease and scold her
playfully, and express their affection and delight. In Reiss’s most famous experiments, she used a mirror to prove
that dolphins are self-aware, and even self-conscious. The Dolphin in the Mirror is both a scientific revelation and a
emotional eye-opener, revealing one of the greatest intelligences on Earth.

CONTENTSPrologue1. Minds in the Water2. First Insights3. In
Search of the Dolphin Rosetta Stone4. Non-terrestrial Thinkers5. The Face in the Mirror6. Through the
Looking Glass7. Cognitive Cousins8. Reflections on Dolphin Minds9. Into the Cove10. Ending the
Long Loneliness